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Synthesis and characterisation by X-ray absorption spectroscopy of a suite of seven mesoporous catalysts containing metal ions in framework sites
MCM-41 type mesoporous silicas have been prepared in which one or more of the following elements are accommodated in framework sites: titanium, iron, chromium, vanadium, manganese, boron and aluminium. XRD and...
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Redox solid catalysts for the selective oxidation of cyclohexane in air
The selective oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone and adipic acid using molecular oxygen as the oxidant and at moderate temperatures (403 K) has been investigated over four different cobalt...
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In situ combined X‐ray absorption spectroscopic and X‐ray diffractometric studies of solid catalysts
The merits of employing combined in situ X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X‐ray diffractometry (XRD) are described by reference to a number of examples, which encompass: (i) crystallisation of molecular...
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Combining X‐ray absorption with X‐ray diffraction for the structural elucidation of catalysts
We describe how the combined XAS/XRD technique can provide powerful information on the structures of catalytically active centres. We consider some of the most industrially important catalysts, including Fe‐ZS...
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Facile heterogenisation of molecular Ti(OSiPh3)4 to form a highly active epoxidation catalyst
The simple grafting procedure of Ti(OSiPh3)4 onto the internal surface of MCM-41 to produce an epoxidation catalyst of high activity and selectivity is described. The presence of the phenyl groups on each titaniu...
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Towards molecular sieve inorganic catalysts that are akin to enzymes: studies of a selective cyclo-dimerization over ferrierite at ambient temperature
The solid-acid (Brønsted)-catalyzed cyclo-dimerization of 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutan-2-one (HMB) over a synthetic ferrierite molecular sieve is reported. HMB is a stable liquid at ambient temperatures but in acid...
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Towards an Environmentally Acceptable Heterogeneous Catalytic Method of Producing Adipic Acid by the Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Air
A survey is given of the catalytic methods potentially available for the production of adipic acid by the oxidation of readily available hydrocarbon precursors under environmentally benign conditions. Encourag...
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On the Structure of Cobalt-Substituted Aluminophosphate Catalysts and Their Catalytic Performance
Microporous, transition metal ion-substituted aluminophosphate molecular sieves have attracted considerable attention over the last decade owing to their shape-selective catalytic properties for both acid-cata...
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Direct Hydrothermal Conversion of High-Silica Faujausite and Zeolite β to ZSM-5 and Its Catalytic Performance
In the absence of a structure-directing organic molecule, aluminosilicate ZSM-5 is produced directly from high-silica zeolite Y or zeolite β by a simple hydrothermal treatment of the alkali metal hydroxide-tre...
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The Extremely High Specificity of N-Methyldicyclohexylamine for the Production of the Large-Pore Microporous AFI Material
We describe a highly efficient synthesis of microporous aluminophosphate AlPO4-5 and its heteroatom-substituted variants, using N-methyldicyclohexylamine as a structure-directing agent that, in addition, does not...
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On the Nature and Location of Organic Template Molecules and Their Effect on the Stability and Redox Properties of Microporous CoAlPO-34 Catalyst
Small-pore CoAlPO-34 materials were synthesized with a variety of organic template molecules and were characterized in detail, employing microcrystal diffraction, powder diffraction and in situ combined XRD/XAS t...
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Adsorptive characteristics of the polyurethane-immobilized Corynebacterium glutamicum biosorbent for removal of Reactive Yellow 2 from aqueous solution
Polyurethane (PU) was evaluated for its possibility as an immobilization matrix for the raw biomass of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Initially, different blending ratios of the raw biomass to PU weight were tested,...
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Metal-Substituted Microporous Aluminophosphates
This chapter aims to present the zeotypes aluminophosphates (AlPOs) as a complementary alternative to zeolites in the isomorphic incorporation of metal ions within all-inorganic microporous frameworks as well ...